1-aryloxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine preparation

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to 1-aryloxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepines of the formula ##STR1## wherein Y is the same or different and is hydrogen and lower alkoxy; X is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, CF 3 , No 2 , CN and NH 2  ; R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyllower alkyl, ##STR2## Ar lower alkyl of the formula ##STR3## where Z is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen CF 3 , NO 2  and NH 2  ; Aryloxy lower alkyl of the formula ##STR4## where Z is as previously defined; and an alkylene amine of the formula ##STR5## where R 1  and R 2  are the same or different and are hydrogen and lower alkyl, n is an integer of 1 or 2; and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

This is a division of pending prior application Ser. No. 236,104, filed Aug. 23, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,935,418, which is a division of application Ser. No. 819,439, filed Jan. 16, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,181, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 541,767, filed Oct. 13, 1983, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 387,916, filed June 14, 1982, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,988,690.

To the best of our knowledge the compounds of the present invention have not heretofore been described or suggested.

The compounds of the present invention have the general formula ##STR6## where Y is the same or different and is hydrogen and lower alkoxy; X is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, CF₃, CN, NO₂ and NH₂ ; R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl lower alkyl ##STR7## Ar lower alkyl of the formula ##STR8## where Z is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, CF₃, NO₂ and NH₂ ; Aryloxy lower alkyl of the formula ##STR9## where Z is as previously defined, and alkylene amine of the formula ##STR10## where R₁ and R₂ are the same or different and are hydrogen and lower alkyl; n is an integer of 1 or 2; and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

In the above definitions the term "lower" means the group it is describing contains from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The term "alkyl" refers to a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon containing no unsaturation, e.g. methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, 2-butyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, etc.; the term "alkoxy" refers to a monovalent substituent which consists of an alkyl group linked through an ether oxygen having its free valence bond from the ether oxygen, e.g. methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentoxy, etc., the term "cycloalkyl lower alkyl" refers to a monovalent substituent consisting of a saturated hydrocarbon group possessing at least one carboxylic ring, of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, e.g. cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, etc. linked through a lower alkyl group havings its free valence bond from a carbon of the lower alkyl group; the term "Ar lower alkyl" refers to a monovalent substituent which consists of an aryl group, e.g., phenyl, p-nitrophenyl, o-toluyl, m-methoxy phenyl, etc. linked through a lower alkylene group havings its free valence bond from a carbon of the lower alkylene group, and having a formula of ##STR11## where the Z is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, CF₃, NO₂ and NH₂ ; the term "alkylene" refers to a bivalent radical of the lower branched or unbranched alkyl group it is derived from having valence bonds from two terminal carbons thereof, e.g. ethylene (--CH₂ CH₂ --), propylene (--CH₂ CH₂ CH₂ --) isopropylene ##STR12## etc.; the term "Aryloxy lower alkyl" refers to a monovalent substituent which consists of an aryl group, as defined above, linked through an ether oxygen linked through a lower alkylene group, as defined above, having its free valence bond from a carbon of the lower alkylene group, and having a formula of ##STR13## where Z is as defined above; and the term "halogen" refers to a member of the family consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.

The compounds of the present invention are prepared in the following manner. The substituents Y, X, R, R₁ and R₂ are as defined above unless indicated otherwise. A substituted benzazepine of the formula ##STR14## where R¹ is the tosyl group ##STR15## or the mesyl group (--SO₂ CH₃), is selected. Compound I is reduced in a conventional manner, by reaction with NaBH₄, to form a substituted 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of the formula ##STR16## Compound II is detosylated or demesylated by means of reduction with a metal such as Na° or K°, in liquid ammonia or ethanol, or by reduction with sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride etc., to form a 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of the formula ##STR17##

The preparation of compound I, its reduction to compound II and the detosylation or demesylation of compound II to yield compound III are well known and are easily arrived at by one skilled in the art from the prior art such as M. A. Rehman, et al., J. Chem. Soc. (C) 58 (1967) and G. Hazebroucq, Ann. Chim., I, 221 to 254 (1966), both of which are incorporated by reference hereinto.

Compound III is reacted with a halide having the formula ##STR18## where X is as previously defined, and Hal is a halogen selected from F, C1, Br and I to form a compound of the invention ##STR19## Compound V is typically obtained by reacting compounds III and IV under nucleophilic reaction conditions, such as those of the conventional Williamson ether synthesis, as for example in the presence of a strong base, e.g. NaH, and an inert solvent, e.g. dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), benzene, toluene, and a temperature of 0° to 120° C. for 2 to 96 hours.

Compound V can also be prepared in the following manner. Compound II is reacted with halide IV in the manner described above to form an intermediate of the invention having the formula ##STR20## or mesyl. Compound VI is then reacted under conventional conditions with the well-known reducing agent sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride, NaAlH₂ (OCH₂ CH₂ OCH₃)₂, e.g. in an inert solvent, such as toluene, at a temperature of 25° to 70° C. for 24 to 48 hours, to detosylate or demesylate compound VI to form compound V. In an alternative manner, compound II is reacted with a phenol of the formula ##STR21## in the manner described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,216,218. That is, compound II and compound VII are combined with triphenylphosphine and a solvent, e.g., benzene. Diethylazodicarboxylate is then added to the resultant solution. The resultant reaction mixture is maintained under a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature of 5° to 25° C., typically for 6 to 30 hours to form intermediate compound VI which in turn is then reacted with the sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride to form compound V of the invention.

Compound V of the invention is reacted under conventional nucleophilic reaction conditions with a halide VIIA having the formula Hal-R₃, (VIIA), where Hal is a halogen selected from F, Cl, Br and I and R₃ is selected from lower alkyl; cycloalkyl lower alkyl; ##STR22## alkylene ##STR23## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and Z is selected from hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, CF₃, NO₂ and NH₂ ; Aryloxy lower alkyl of the formula ##STR24## where Z is as previously defined, ##STR25## where R₄ is alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or ##STR26## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and Z is as defined above; -alkylene-CN, where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; ##STR27## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and ##STR28## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, to form a compound of the invention ##STR29## Typically, compound V is reacted with halide VIIA in the presence of a base, e.g., NaHCO₃, K₂ CO₃, Na₂ CO₃, etc. and an inert solvent, e.g. DMF, butanol, acetone, 2-butanone, etc., at a temperature of 70° to 120° C. for 2 to 24 hours, to form compound VIII. Where R₃ is lower alkyl or Ar lower alkyl of the formula ##STR30## or Aryloxy lower alkyl of the formula ##STR31## typically this reaction is carried out in the presence of K₂ CO₃ or Na₂ CO₃, at a temperature of 70° to 120° C. for 2 to 24 hours to form compound VIII where R₃ is lower alkyl ##STR32## (Aryloxy lower alkyl) or ##STR33## (Aryloxy lower alkyl).

When R₃ of halide VIIA is ##STR34## typically the reaction is run in the presence of a base such as NaHCO₃, triethylamine, etc., a solvent such as CH₂ Cl₂, CHCl₃, etc. at a temperature ranging from 5° to 60° C. for 2 to 24 hours to produce a compound VIII where R₃ is ##STR35## which is an intermediate of the invention having the formula ##STR36## where R₄ is as previously defined. The carbonyl group of compound IX is reduced to a methylene group in a conventional manner with such reducing agents as metal hydrides, e.g., LiAlH₄, sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride, etc. to form a compound of VIII of the invention where R₃ is lower alkyl or Ar lower alkyl having the formula ##STR37## where R₄ is as defined above.

In an alternative procedure to produce compound VIII where R₃ is methyl, compound V is reacted in a conventional manner with a lower alkyl haloformate, e.g. ethylchloroformate, to form an intermediate of the invention ##STR38## Compound XI can then be reduced in a conventional manner, such as by treatment with LiAlH₄, etc. to form compound VIII where R₃ is methyl, ##STR39##

Where halide VIIA is a halo substituted alkyl nitrile, e.g. chloroacetonitrile, the halide VIIA is reacted with compound V in the presence of a base, e.g. NaHCO₃, K₂ CO₃, etc., in a suitable solvent, e.g. DMF etc., at a temperature of 25° to 60° C. for 1 to 3 hours to form compound VIII where R₃ is -alkylene-CN, that is an intermediate compound of the invention having the formula ##STR40## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Compound XIV in turn is reduced by conventional means, e.g. with a metal hydride such as LiAlH₄, sodium bis-(2-methoxyethoxy)-aluminum hydride or borane, etc. in an inert solvent such as THF etc., at a temperature of 25° to 65° C. for 1 to 3 hours to reduce the cyano group to form a compound of the invention ##STR41## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, (XV).

Where halide VIIA is a halo substituted alkylamine(N-substituted or unsubstituted), halide VIIA and compound V are typically reacted in the presence of a base, e.g. Na₂ CO₃, K₂ CO₃, etc. and a solvent, e.g. DMF, n-butanol, etc. at a temperature of 25° to 80° C. for 1 to 3 hours to form compound VIII of the invention where R₃ is ##STR42## where the alkylene moiety is of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, ##STR43##

In an alternative embodiment, compound V is reacted with a branched or straight chained alkenyl cyanide having a formula Alkenyl-CN where the alkenyl moiety is 1 to 5 carbon atoms, e.g. acrylonitrile, typically at a temperature of 25° to 80° C. for 1 to 20 hours to form the intermediate compound of the invention whereby there is addition across the unsaturated bond to form the intermediate compound of the invention having the formula ##STR44## where the alkylene moiety has 1 to 5 carbon atoms, (XIV).

The intermediate XIV is reduced, as described above, to form the compound of the invention having the formula ##STR45## where the alkylene moiety has 2 to 6 carbon atoms (XV).

The N-alkyl derivatives of compounds XV and compound XVI where R₁ and/or R₂ is hydrogen, are prepared in a conventional manner, as for example by reaction with an alkyl halide compound whereby a mono- or di-substituted compound is obtained, where at least R₁ or R₂ is lower alkyl. Alternatively these compounds can be reacted with an alkyl or aryl chloroformate followed by reduction of the resultant compound, as with LiAlH₄, or sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride, to form a compound of the invention where at least R₁ or R₂ is methyl.

It is understood that when X and/or Z is nitro that such group can be reduced to amino using conventional reducing agents and conditions, e.g. treatment with a metal and acid; catalytically with hydrogen and Pt, Pd, etc.; or a metal hydride, such as LiAlH₄.

The utility of the compounds of the present invention in the treatment of depression in mammals is demonstrated by their ability to inhibit tetrabenazine induced ptosis in mice [International Journal of Neuropharmacology 8, 73 (1969)], a standard assay for useful antidepressant properties. The antidepressant activities of some of the compounds of the invention expressed in terms of a 50% inhibition of ptosis of tetrabenazine-induced ptosis in mice is given in Table I.

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                                            ED.sub.50 (oral)                                                               (mg/kg of body                                              Compound           weight)                                                     ______________________________________                                         7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-                                                                           3.8                                                         1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-                                                             tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                                       oxalate                                                                        7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-                                                                          3.7                                                         2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-                                                          benzazepine oxalate                                                            3-(2-aminoethyl)-1-(3-                                                                            7.5                                                         chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-                                                        tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                                       dioxalate                                                                      1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-                                                                          4.2                                                         dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-                                                  3-benzazepine oxalate                                                          desipramine        2.3                                                         ______________________________________                                    

The utility of the compounds of the present invention in the treatment of depression in mammals is further demonstrated by their ability to potentiate the effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan in rats [Neuropharmacology 16, 663 (1977)], an assay for compounds interacting with the serotonergic system, indicative of antidepressant potential. The antidepressant activities of some of the compounds of the invention expressed in terms of a potentiation of 5-hydroxytryptophan induced seizures in 50% of the animals is given in Table II.

                  TABLE II                                                         ______________________________________                                                              ED.sub.50 (intraperitoneal)                               Compound             (mg/kg of body weight)                                    ______________________________________                                         1-(3-chlorophenoxy-7,8-dimethoxy-                                                                   1.1                                                       2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                               oxalate                                                                        7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-                                                                     0.85                                                     tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate                                               7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-phenoxy-                                                                   7.5                                                       2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                               oxalate                                                                        7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-                                                                  2.9                                                       2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                               maleate                                                                        7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-3-(n-propyl)-                                                               0.7                                                       2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate                                       7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-                                                                 0.9                                                       2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                               maleate                                                                        7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-                                                                 0.9                                                       phenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-                                                 benzazepine maleate                                                            1-(4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-                                                               2.9                                                       tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate                                               ______________________________________                                    

These data indicate that the compound of the present invention would be useful as antidepressants in mammals when administered in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 50 mg/kg of body weight per day.

The compounds of the invention are also useful as antihypertensive agents due to their ability to depress blood pressure in mammals. Antihypertensive activity is measured in the spontaneous hypertensive rat by the indirect tail cuff method described in "Methods in Pharmacology", A. Schwartz, Ed., vol. I, Appleton-Century Crofts, New York, 1971, p. 135. In this procedure a group of five animals are treated orally for three days with the test compound in relation to the control group of the same number. The drop in blood pressure is measured on the third day following administration. The antihypertensive activities of some of the compounds, expressed as mm decrease in mean arterial blood pressure are given in Table III.

                  TABLE III                                                        ______________________________________                                                          Dose        Decrease in                                                        mg/kg of body                                                                              Blood Pressure                                    Compound         weight      mm HG                                             ______________________________________                                         3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-                                                                           50          35                                                phenoxy-2,3,4,5-                                                               tetrahydro-3-benzazepine                                                       hydrobromide                                                                   1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3-                                                                         50          48                                                methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-                                                     3-benzazepine hydrobromide                                                     3-(2-amino-1-methyl)ethyl-                                                                      50          51                                                2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(4-                                                       trifluoromethylphenoxy)-                                                       3-benzazepine dioxalate                                                        3-(2-methylaminoethyl)-                                                                         50          33                                                2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(4-                                                       trifluoromethylphenoxy)-                                                       3-benzazepine dioxalate                                                        7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-                                                                         50          43                                                2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(4-                                                       trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-                                                     benzazepine hydrochloride                                                      7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-                                                                          50          49                                                tetrahydro-1-(4-trifluoro-                                                     methylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine                                                   oxalate                                                                        3-(2-aminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-                                                                       50          61                                                tetrahydro-1-(4-trifluoro-                                                     methylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine                                                   dioxalate                                                                      guanethidine     50          20                                                ______________________________________                                    

Blood pressure reduction is achieved when the compounds of the invention are administered to a subject requiring such treatment at an effective oral, parenteral or intravenous dose of from 0.1 to 50 mg/kg of body weight per day. A preferred effective dose with this range is from about 0.1 to 5 mg/kg of body weight per day. A particularly preferred effective amount is about 1 mg/kg of body weight per day. It is to be understood, however, that for any particular subject, specific dosage regimens should be adjusted according to the individual need and the professional judgment of the person administering or supervising the administration of the compounds of the invention. It is to be further understood that the dosages set forth herein are examples only and that they do not, to any extent, limit the scope or practice of the invention.

The compounds of the invention are also useful as analgesic agents due to their ability to alleviate pain in mammals. The activity of the compound is demonstrated in the 2-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone-induced writhing test in mice, a standard assay for analgesia [Proc. Soc. Exptl. Biol. Med., 95, 729 (1957)]. The analgesic activity of some of the compounds expressed in terms of percent inhibition of writhing are given in Table IV.

                  TABLE IV                                                         ______________________________________                                                           Dose                                                                           (subcutaneous)                                                                             Inhibition                                                         mg/kg of Body                                                                              of Writhing                                      Compound          Weight)     %                                                ______________________________________                                         7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-                                                                              7.6         50                                               methoxyphenoxy)-3-                                                             methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-                                                     3-benzazepine hydrochloride                                                    7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-                                                                        20          58                                               phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-                                                    3-benzazepine oxalate                                                          1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3-                                                                          20          46                                               methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-                                                     3-benzazepine hydrobromide                                                     3-(3-aminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-                                                                       8.2         50                                               tetrahydro-1-(4-trifluoro-                                                     methylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine                                                   dimaleate                                                                      1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-3-(2-                                                                        25          42                                               phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetra-                                                    hydro-3-benzazepine oxalate                                                    1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-3-cyclo-                                                                     25          66                                               propylmethyl-2,3,4,5-tetra-                                                    hydro-3-benzazepine oxalate                                                    7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-                                                                          5.7         50                                               2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(4-                                                       trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-                                                     benzazepine hydrochloride                                                      propoxyphene      3.9         50                                               ______________________________________                                    

The analgesic relief of pain is achieved when the compounds of the invention are administered to a subject requiring such treatment at an effective oral, parenteral or intravenous dose of from 0.1 to 25 mg/kg of body weight per day. A preferred effective dose within this range is from about 1 to 10 mg/kg of body weight per day. A particularly preferred effective amount is about 2 mg/kg of body weight per day. It is to be understood, however, that for any particular subject, specific dosage regimens should be adjusted according to the individual need. It is further to be understood that the dosages set forth herein are examples only and that they do not, to any extent limit the scope or practice of the invention.

The compounds of the present invention may be administered to a subject as a composition comprising the compound and an inert component, e.g. in inert adjuvant, which is conventional in pharmaceutical preparations or compositions.

Effective amounts of the compounds of the present invention may be administered to a subject by one of various methods, for example, orally as in capsules or tablets, parenterally in the form of sterile solutions or suspensions, and in some cases intravenously in the form of sterile solutions. The compounds of the invention, while effective themselves, may be formulated and administered in the form of their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts for purposes of stability, convenience of crystallization, increased solubility and the like.

Preferred pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts include those derived from inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric, perchloric acids and the like as well as organic acids such as tartaric, citric, acetic, succinic, maleic, fumaric acids and the like.

The compounds of the present invention may be administered orally, for example, with an inert diluent or with an edible carrier. They may be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed into tablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration, the compounds may be incorporated with excipients and used in the form of tablets, troches, capsules, elixirs, suspensions, syrups, wafers, chewing gums and the like. These preparations should contain at least 4% of the 1-aryloxy-2,3,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of the invention, the active ingredient, but may be varied depending upon the particular form and may conveniently be between 4% to about 70% of the weight of the unit. The amount of the compound present in such compositions is such that a suitable dosage will be obtained. Preferred compositions and preparations according to the present invention are prepared so that an oral dosage unit form contains between 5.0-300 milligrams of the 1-aryloxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepines of the invention.

The tablets, pills, capsules, troches and the like may also contain the following adjuvants: a binder such as microcrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; and excipient such as starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as alginic acid, Primogel, corn starch and the like; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate or Sterotex; a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; and a sweetening agent such as sucrose or saccharin may be added or a flavoring agent such as peppermint, methyl salicylate or orange flavoring. When the dosage unit form is a capsule, it may contain, in addition to materials of the above type, a liquid carrier such as a fatty oil. Other dosage unit forms may contain other various materials which modify the physical form of the dosage unit, for example, as coatings. Thus tablets or pills may be coated with sugar, shellac, or other enteric coating agents. A syrup may contain, in addition to the present compounds, sucrose as a sweetening agent and certain preservatives, dyes and colorings and flavors. Materials used in preparing these various compositions should be pharmaceutically pure and non-toxic in the amounts used.

For the purpose of parenteral therapeutic administration, the compounds of the present invention may be incorporated into a solution or suspension. These preparations should contain at least 0.1% of the 1-aryloxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepines of the invention, but may be varied to be between 0.1 to about 50% of the weight thereof. The amount of the inventive compound present in such compositions is such that a suitable dosage will be obtained. Preferred compositions and preparations according to the present invention are prepared so that a parenteral dosage unit contains between 5.0 to 100 milligrams of the 1-aryloxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepines of the invention.

The solutions or suspensions may also include the following adjuvants: a sterile diluent such as water for injection, saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propylene glycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as benzyl alcohol or methyl paraben; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodium bisulfite; chelating agents such as ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid; buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates and agents for the adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampules, disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.

Other compounds of the invention include:

7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(4-bromophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(4-bromophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

7,8-dimethoxy-1-(2-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

7,8-dimethoxy-1-(2-fluorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(2-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

1-(2-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine;

7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine; and

7,8-dimethoxy-3-ethyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine.

The following examples are for illustrative purposes and are not to be construed as limiting the invention disclosed herein. All temperatures are given in degrees centigrade unless indicated otherwise.

EXAMPLE 1 1-(p-Trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (9.78 g; 0.06 mole) in dimethylformamide (DMF) [150 ml] was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (3.1 g. 50% (98%) oil dispersion, 0.063 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (75 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour, and a solution of p-fluorobenzotrifluoride (10.35 g, 0.063 mole) in DMF (60 ml) was added. This mixture was stirred at room temperature about 16 hours overnight. The reaction was warmed at 70° C. for one hour then stirred at room temperature overnight again. The mixture was poured into an ice/water mixture and extracted with dichloromethane; the dichloromethane extract was washed four times with water then once with saturated sodium chloride, then treated with charcoal, filtered through Celite-MgSO₄, and dried over MgSO₄. Removal of the solvent yielded 14 g of an oil (76%). A solution of oxalic acid in ether was added to a solution of 4 g. of the oil in ether to give 3 g of product. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate-methanol yielded 2 g of 1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate m.p. 208°-209° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₇ H₁₆ F₃ NO.(CO₂ H)₂ : 57.42% C, 4.57% H, 3.52% N; Found: 57.32% C, 4.40% H, 3.34% N.

EXAMPLE 2 1-(p-Chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (14.3 g, 0.088 mole) in DMF (190 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (4.9 g. 50% (98%) oil dispersion, 0.10 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (50 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour, warmed to 65° C. for one hour, then cooled again to room temperature. A solution of 4-fluorochlorobenzene (13.8 g; 0.11 mole) in DMF (40 ml) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight (about 16 hours) then was warmed at 75° C. for six hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo to yield an oil which was stirred with water, then extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extracts were washed twice with water then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and then concentrated to an oil (20 g) which was dissolved in ether than converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 (6 g, 19%, m.p. 80°-90° C.). This material was twice recrystallized from ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 1-(p-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d @198°-199.5° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₆ H₁₆ ClNO.(CO₂ H)₂ : 59.42% C, 4.99% H, 3.85% N; Found: 59.25% C, 5.20% H, 4.05% N.

EXAMPLE 3 1-(p-Nitrophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

A solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (7.5 g, 0.046 mole) in DMF (90 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (2.7 g. 50% [98%] oil dispersion, 0.055 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (25 ml). The mixture was warmed to 50° C. for one hour, then cooled to 0°-5° C. then a solution of 1-fluoro-4-nitrobenzene (7.5 g. 0.053 mole) in DMF (10 ml) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for four hours. The solvent was removed to yield an oil which was stirred with water, then extracted with chloroform. The organic extracts were washed twice with water then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (14 g) which was dissolved in hot methanol/ether. The oil was then converted to the hydrochloride salt (5.5 g of a solid, 37%, d 218°-220° C.) by the addition of ethereal --HCl. This material was twice recrystallized from ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 1-(p-nitrophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 227°-228° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₆ H₁₆ N₂ O₃.HCl: 59.91% C, 5.34% H, 8.74% N; Found: 59.77% C, 5.30% H, 8.37% N.

EXAMPLE 4 1(m-Chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (14.0 g., 0.086 mole) in DMF (90 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (5.0 g, 50% (98%) oil dispersion, 0.10 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (25 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour, warmed briefly at 50° C. and cooled. A solution of 1-chloro-3-fluorobenzene (12.9 g, 0.10 mole) in DMF (15 ml) was added thereto. The resultant reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight (about 16 hours) then at 70° C. for one hour. The mixture was cooled, then concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and then extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phases were washed twice with water then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether and then converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 (14.5 g, 46%, d 196°-200° C.). 4.5 g of the resultant oxalate salt was twice recrystallized from ethyl acetate/methanol solution to yield 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 202°-202.5° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₆ H₁₆ ClNO.(CO₂ H)₂ : 59.42% C, 4.99% H, 3.85% N; Found: 59.20% C, 5.15% H, 3.84% N.

EXAMPLE 5 1-(m-Chlorophenoxy)-3-(3-N,N-dimethylaminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A mixture of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 4, (6.4 g., 0.023 mole), 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride (5.7 g, 0.047 mole), potassium carbonate (10.0 g) and 0.01 g of potassium iodide in n-butanol (100 ml) was refluxed for three hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, then concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and then extracted with ether and then with chloroform. The combined organic phases were washed twice with water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated t an oil (7.5 g) which was dissolved in ether, then converted to the dioxalate salt (7.0 g., 56%, d @82°-115° C.) utilizing the procedure of Example 1. This material was twice recrystallized from a 20:1 ethyl acetate/methanol solution to yield 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-3-(3-N,N-dimethylaminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine dioxalate, (3.5 g, d @190°-190.5° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₇ ClN₂ O.2C₂ H₂ O₄ : 55.71% C, 5.80%H, 5.20% N; Found: 55.75% C, 5.93% H, 5.18% N.

EXAMPLE 6 1-(m-Trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrobromide

A solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (8.0 g., 0.049 mole) in DMF (90 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (2.9 g, 50% oil dispersion (98%), 0.059 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (25 ml). The mixture was warmed to 45° C. for one hour, cooled to room temperature, and a solution of m-fluorobenzotrifluoride (9.3 g, 0.056 mole) in DMF (20 ml) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo to yield an oil which was stirred with water, then extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extracts were washed twice with water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (9.5 g) which was dissolved in ether, then converted to the hydrobromide salt by the addition of ethereal HBr (4.0 g., 38%, d 109°-110° C.). This material was twice recrystallized from a 25:1 ethyl acetate/methanol solution to yield 1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrobromide, d 111° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₇ H₁₆ F₃ NO.HBr: 52.59% C, 4.41% H, 3.61% N; Found: 52.44% C, 4.24% H, 3.39% N.

EXAMPLE 7 1-(m-Chlorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

To a cooled solution of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 4, (6.5 g, 0.024 mole) and triethylamine (2.8 g, 0.028 mole) in chloroform (75 ml) was slowly dropped ethyl chloroformate (3.0 g, 0.028 mole) in chloroform (10 ml.). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight, about 16 hours, at ambient temperature, then was concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether, washed with water, dilute HCl, again twice washed with water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (7.5 g, 90%). A solution of the oil in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (75 ml) was slowly dropped into a refluxing suspension of LiAlH₄ (1.6 g. 0.042 mole) in THF (125 ml). After refluxing five hours, the mixture was cooled, then was quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl solution. The mixture was diluted with ether, filtered, washed twice with water then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (5.6 g., 93%). This oil was distilled to yield an oil of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (150°-170° C./0.1 mm).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₇ H₁₈ ClNO: 70.95% C, 6.30% H, 4.87% N; Found: 71.23% C, 6.40% H, 4.69% N.

EXAMPLE 8 3-(3-N,N-Dimethylaminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dihydrochloride

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1, (6.2 g, 0.020 mole), 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride (4.9 g. 0.048 mole), potassium carbonate (10 g) and potassium iodide in n-butanol (100 ml) was refluxed three hours. The mixture was cooled, filtered, then concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water then extracted with ether and then with chloroform. The organic extracts were washed twice with water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to an oil (5.8 g) which was dissolved in ether and then converted to the dihydrochloride salt (hygroscopic) by the addition of ethereal-HCl. This material was immediately recrystallized from a 25:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-(3-N,N-dimethylaminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dihydrochloride, (3.0 g, 32%, d 235°-236° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₂ H₂₇ F₃ N₂ O.2HCl: 56.78 % C, 6.28% H, 6.02% N; Found: 56.43% C, 6.14% H, 5.75% N.

EXAMPLE 9 a. 3-Phenylacetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

To a cooled solution of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1 (5.8 g. 0.019 mole) and triethylamine (2.3 g, 0.023 mole) in chloroform (75 ml) was slowly dropped phenylacetyl chloride (3.5 g. 0.023 mole) in chloroform (10 ml). After stirring at ambient temperature overnight the reaction mixture was concentrated to an oil. The oil was dissolved in ether, then washed with water, dilute HCl (10%), again with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, concentrated to an oil which was extracted with boiling hexanes and then concentrated to an oil (6.8 g, 84%). A sample was distilled to yield an oil of 3-phenylacetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, 240°-250° C./0.1 mm.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₅ H₂₂ F₃ NO₂ : 70.57% C, 5.21% H, 3.29% N; Found: 70.28% C, 5.19% H, 2.98% N.

b. 3-(2-Phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

A solution of 3-phenylacetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 9a. (6.5 g, 0.015 mole) in THF (100 ml) was slowly dropped into a refluxing suspension of LiAlH₄ (1.2 g, 0.030 mole) in THF (75 ml). After refluxing four hours the mixture was cooled, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was diluted with ether, filtered, washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (6.2 g., 92%). This oil was distilled to yield an oil of 3-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, 220°-235° C./0.1 mm.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₅ H₂₄ F₃ NO: 72.97% C, 5.88% H, 3.41% N; Found: 72.72% C, 5.65% H, 3.33% N.

EXAMPLE 10 1-(m-Chlorophenoxy)-3-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of phenylacetyl chloride (4.3 g, 0.020 mole) in chloroform (10 ml) was slowly dropped into a cooled solution of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 4 (6.5 g, 0.024 mole) and triethylamine (2.8 g. 0.028 mole) in chloroform (75 ml).

After stirring at ambient temperature overnight, the reaction mixture was concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether, then washed with water, dilute HCl (10%), twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (9.5 g). This oil was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (THF) [75 ml] and slowly dropped into a refluxing suspension of LiAlH₄ (1.6 g, 0.042 mole) in THF (125 ml). After refluxing five hours, the reaction mixture was cooled, then quenched by drop-wise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl (50 ml). The mixture was diluted with ether, filtered, washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to an oil (8.0 g, 88%). This oil was dissolved in ether then converted to the oxalate salt to yield 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-3-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate (2.4 g, d.p. 95°-96° C.), using the procedure of Example 1.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₄ H₂₄ ClNO.(CO₂ H)₂ : 66.73% C, 5.60% H, 2.99% N; Found: 66.6% C, 5.32% H, 2.75% N.

EXAMPLE 11 a. 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

To a cooled solution of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1 (6.3 g, 0.021 mole) and triethylamine (2.1 g, 0.024 mole) in chloroform (70 ml) was slowly dropped a solution of ethyl chloroformate (2.6 g, 0.024 mole) in chloroform (20 ml). After stirring six hours at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was concentrated to an oil. The oil was dissolved in ether, washed with water, dilute HCl, again twice with water and then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and then concentrated to yield an oil (8.0 g). A sample was distilled to yield an oil of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, 195° C./0.1 mm.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₀ F₃ NO₃ : 63.32% C, 5.31% H, 3.69% N; Found: 63.44% C, 5.35% H, 3.55% N.

b. 3-Methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

A solution of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 11a (7.0 g. 0.018 mole) in THF (100 ml) was slowly dropped into a refluxing suspension of LiAlH₄ (1.4 g. 0.036 mole) in THF (75 ml). After refluxing four hours, the reaction mixture was cooled, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was diluted with ether, filtered, washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (5.1 g), which was dissolved in ether and converted to the hydrochloride salt (5.1 g., 80%, d 203°-206° C.) by the addition of ethereal HCl. This material was twice recrystallized from ethyl acetate/methanol solution to yield 3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 210°-211° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₁₈ F₃ NO.NCl: 60.42% C, 5.35% H, 3.92% N; Found: 60.84% C, 5.20% H, 3.66% N.

EXAMPLE 12 1-(m-Chlorophenoxy)-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

A mixture of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 4 (6.4 g, 0.023 mole), 1-bromopropane (5.7 g., 0.047 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (8.4 g, 0.10 mole) in DMF (100 ml) was stirred at 70° C. for three hours. The mixture was concentrated under high vacuum to an oil which was stirred with water then extracted with ether. The ether extracts were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (6.3 g, 86%) which was distilled to yield an oil of 1-(m-chlorophenyloxy)-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine, 190°-210° C./0.1 mm.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₂ ClNO: 72.25% C, 7.02% H, 4.44% N; Found: 71.93% C, 7.02% H, 4.20% N.

EXAMPLE 13 1-(m-Chlorophenoxy)-3-cyclopropylmethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A mixture of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 4, (7.0 g, 0.026 mole), chloromethylcyclopropane (4.6 g, 0.051 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (8.4 g, 0.10 mole) in DMF (85 ml) was warmed at 80°-90° C. for four hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, then concentrated under high vacuum to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The ether extracts were twice washed with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether and then converted to the oxalate salt (7 g, mp 80°-95° C.) using the procedure of Example 1. This material was rebasified, then passed through a silica gel dry column with ethyl acetate as eluent. The desired produce was extracted with ethyl acetate then concentrated to an oil (3.3 g). This oil was converted to the oxalate salt using the procedure of Example 1 and then immediately recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-3-cyclopropylmethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, (3.1 g, d 100°-101° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₂ ClNO.(CO₂ H)₂ : 63.23% C, 5.79% H, 3.35% N; Found: 63.04% C, 5.78% H, 3.35% N.

EXAMPLE 14 3-[2-(p-Nitrophenylethyl)]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrobromide

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1 (13.0 g, 0.042 mole), p-nitrophenethyl bromide (11.7 g, 0.05] mole), sodium bicarbonate (18 g, 0.21 mole) and 0.01 g of KI in DMF (100 ml) was warmed at 90° C. for six hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, filtered and concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water then extracted with ether. The ether extracts were washed with water and dried (saturated MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to an oil (20 g). The oil was passed through a silica gel dry column using ethyl acetate as the eluent. The desired produce was extracted with ethyl acetate, filtered and concentrated to an oil (16 g) which was dissolved in ether, then converted to the hydrobromide salt (8 g, 35%, m.p. 98°-108°) by the addition of ethereal HBr. A 3.0 g. sample was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-[2-p-nitrophenylethyl)]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)- 3-benzazepine hydrobromide (2.4 g, d 216°-217° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₅ H₂₃ F₃ N₂ O₃.HBr: 55.87% C, 4.50% H, 5.21% N; Found: 55.69% C, 4.61% H, 5.20% N.

EXAMPLE 15 3-[2-(4-Aminophenylethyl)]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A solution of 3-[2-(p-nitrophenylethyl)]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrobromide of Example 14 (6.0 g., 0.011 mole) in glacial acetic acid (50 ml) was dropped into a stirred suspension of zinc dust (3.5 g., 0.049 mole) in 50% aqueous acetic acid (60 ml). After stirring one hour at ambient temperature, the mixture was filtered and the zinc and inorganic salts were washed with 3N HCl. The filtrate was basified with 6N NaOH and extracted with ether. The ether extracts were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (4.5 g) which was dissolved in ether and converted to the dioxalate salt (5.5. g, 82%, d 120°-140° C.) using the procedure of Example 1. This material was recrystallized from a solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-[2-(4-aminophenylethyl)]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate, d 157°-158° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₅ H₂₅ F₃ N₂ O.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 57.42% C, 4.82% H, 4.62% N; Found: 57.16% C, 4.71% H, 4.62% N.

EXAMPLE 16 a. 3-Propionyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

To a cooled solution of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazpine of Example 1 (6.5 g, 0.021 mole) and triethylamine (2.5 g, 0.025 mole) in chloroform (75 ml) was slowly dropped propionyl chloride (2.3 g, 0.025 mole) in chloroform (10 ml). After stirring at ambient temperature two hours the reaction mixture was concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether then washed with water, dilute HCl, again twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to a solid (7.2 g, 95%, m.p. 98°-105° C.). A sample was twice recrystallized from hexanes to yield 3-propionyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, m.p. 109°-110° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₀ F₃ NO₂ : 66.10% C, 5.55% H, 3.86% N; Found: 65.99% C, 5.52% H, 3.75% N.

b. 3-(n-Propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-benzazepinehydromide

A solution of 3-propionyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-p-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-benzazepine of Example 16 a (6.5 g, 0.018 mole) in THF (100 ml) was dropped into a refluxing suspension of LiAlH₄ (1.4 g, 0.036 mole) in THF (75 ml). After refluxing four hours, the reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ether and quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was filtered, washed twice with water and was dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (5.0 g) which was passed through a silica gel dry column using ethyl acetate as the eluent. The desired product was extracted with ethyl acetate, filtered and concentrated to an oil (5.2 g). The oil was then distilled to yield an oil (3.9 g, 62%, 180°-185° C./0.1 mm). This oil was dissolved in ether, filtered, and converted to the hydrobromide salt by the addition of ethereal HBr which was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-benzazepine hydromide, (3.5 g, 45%, d 193° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₂ F₃ NO.HBr: 55.82% C, 5.39% H, 3.26% N; Found: 55.42% C, 5.24% H, 3.18% N.

EXAMPLE 17 3-Cyclopropylmethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrobromide

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1, (7.0 g, (0.023 mole), chloromethylcyclopropane (4.1 g, 0.046 mole), sodium bicarbonate 8.4 g, 0.10 mole) and 0.01 g of KI in DMF (85 ml) was warmed at 75°-80° C. for five hours. The reaction mixture was cooled then concentrated under high vacuum to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The ether extracts were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (7 g) which was passed through a silica gel dry column with ethyl acetate as the eluent. The desired product was extracted with ethyl acetate, filtered and concentrated to an oil (6 g) which was distalled to yield an oil (3.5 g). This oil was converted to the hydrobromide salt by the addition of ethereal HBr and immediately recrystallized from a 25:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-cyclopropylmethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrobromide (1.4 g, (14%, d 198°-198.5° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₂ F₃ NO.HBr: 57.02% C, 5.24% H, 3.17% N; Found: 56.78% C, 5.16% H, 3.10% N.

EXAMPLE 18 a. 3-Cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1 (16 g, 0.052 mole), chloroacetonitrile (8 g, 0.10 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (17 g, 0.20 mole) in DMF (125 ml) was warmed at 70° C. for 2.5 hours. The mixture was concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). After filtering, the solvent was evaporated to an oil (18 g) which solidified upon triturating with petroleum ether to a solid (16.5 g, 92%, m.p. 125°-129° C. A sample was recrystallized from the hexanes to yield 3-cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, m.p. 134°-135° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₁₇ F₃ NO₂ : 65.88% C, 4.95% H, 8.09% N, 16.46.F; Found: 65.56% C, 4.91% H, 7.96% N, 16.03% F.

b. 3-(2-Aminoethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A solution of 3-cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 18a. (16 g, 0.046 mole) in THF (100 ml) was dropped into a suspension of LiAlH₄ (7.2 g, 0.19 mole) in THF (100 ml). After refluxing for twenty hours the mixture was cooled, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was diluted with ether, filtered, washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and evaporated to an oil (14 g) of which 3 g was converted to the dioxalate salt (4.5 g, d 160°-165° C.) using the procedure of Example 1. This material was twice recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-(2-aminoethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate (2.3 g, d 173°-174° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₁ F₃ N₂ O.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 52.07% C, 4.75% H, 5.28% N; Found: 51.67% C, 4.75% H, 5.31% N.

EXAMPLE 19 7,8-Dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (9 g, 0.040 mole) in DMF (50 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (2.4 g, 50% oil dispersion, 0.048 mole) (washed twice with hexane) in DMF (10 ml). The mixture was stirred at 70° C. for one hour, then was cooled to 50° C. and a solution of p-fluorobenzotrifluoride (8 g, 0.048 mole) in DMF (10 ml) was added. After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the mixture was concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The combined organic phases were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether then converted to the oxalate salt (10 g, 55%, d 110° C.), using the procedure of Example 1. 3.0 g of material was twice recrystallized from a 20:1 ethyl acetate/methanol solution to yield 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 143°-144° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₀ F₃ NO₃.(CO₂ H)₂ : 55.14% C, 4.85% H; Found: 55.00% C, 5.17% H.

EXAMPLE 20 a. 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

To a cooled solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine (5.5 g, 0.015 mole) and triethylamine (1.7 g, 0.017 mole) in chloroform (70 ml) was slowly dropped a solution of ethyl chloroformate (1.0 g, 0.017 mole) in chloroform (20 ml). After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether, washed with water, dilute HCl, again twice with water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to a solid (5.0 g, 76%, m.p. 120° C.) of which a sample was twice recrystallized from hexanes to yield 7,8-dimethoxy-3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, m.p. 130°-131° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₂ H₂₄ F₃ NO₅ : 60.13% C, 5.51% H; Found: 60.34% C, 5.42% H.

b. 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 20a, (4.5 g, 0.010 mole) in THF (60 ml) was slowly dropped into a stirred suspension of LiAlH₄ (0.8 g, 0.020 mole) in THF (100 ml). After refluxing three hours, the reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ether, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl (60 ml). The mixture was filtered and the organic layer was washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether and converted to the hydrochloride salt (4.0 g, 95% d 188°-190° C.) by the addition of ethereal HCl. This material was twice recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 204°-205° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₂ F₃ NO₃.HCl: 57.49% C, 5.55% H, 3.35% N; Found: 57.55% C, 5.64% H, 3.29% N.

EXAMPLE 21 a. 3-Cyanomethyl-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

A mixture of 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine (11 g, 0.030 mole), chloroacetonitrile (4.5 g, 0.060 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (10 g, 0.12 mole) in DMF (125 ml) was stirred at 75°-80° C. for two hours. The mixture was concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic layers were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (12 g, 95%) which was extracted with boiling hexanes to yield a solid (7 g, m.p. 83°-88° C.). A sample was recrystallized from hexanes to yield 3-cyanomethyl-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, m.p. 93°-94° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₁ F₃ N₂ O₃ : 62.06% C, 5.21% H; Found: 61.79% C, 5.14% H.

b. 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A solution of 3-cyanomethyl-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 21a (12 g, 0.030 mole) in THF (100 ml) was dropped into a stirred suspension of LiAlH₄ (4.6 g, 0.12 mole) in THF (200 ml). After stirring at reflux for four hours, the mixture was cooled, diluted with ether, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl (20 ml). The mixture was filtered, washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (9.2 g, 75%) which was dissolved in ether and converted to the dioxalate salt (11 g, d 130°-135° C.) using the procedure of Example 1. 4.0 g, of material was twice recrystallized from methanol/ether to yield 3-(2-aminoethyl)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate, d 139°-140° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₅ F₃ N₂ O₃.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 50.85% C, 4.95% H; Found: 50.70% C, 4.94% H.

EXAMPLE 22 1-(m-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (6.5 g, 0.029 mole) in DMF (50 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (1.7 g, 50% oil dispersion, 0.034 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (10 ml). The mixture was warmed to 70° C. for one hour, then was cooled to 50° C., and a solution of 1-chloro-3-fluorobenzene (4.6 g, 0.034 mole) in DMF (10 ml) was slowly added. After stirring four hours, the mixture was cooled, the concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed twice with water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered then concentrated to an oil (8 g, 82%), which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluted with 20% C₂ H₅ OH/CHCl₃) to yield an oil (2.0 g) which was converted to the oxalate salt, using the procedure of Example 1 (2.3 g, d 130°-140° C.), then recrystallized from a 25:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate (2.0 g, d 177°-178° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ ClNO₃.(CO₂ H)₂ : 56.67% C, 5.23% H; Found: 56.52% C, 5.16% H.

EXAMPLE 23 a. 3-(2-Ethoxycarbonylaminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

To a cooled solution of 3-aminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 21b (5.5 g, 0.016 mole) and triethylamine (1.8 g, 0.018 mole) in chloroform (75 ml) was slowly dropped a solution of ethyl chloroformate (2.0 g, 0.018 mole) in chloroform (25 ml). After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was concentrated to a semisolid which was dissolved in ether, washed with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to yield an oil. A sample of the resultant oil was distilled to yield an oil of 3-(2-ethoxycarbonylaminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine, bp 235°-238° C./0.10 mm.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₂ H₂₅ F₃ N₂ O₃ : 62.55% C, 5.97% H; Found: 62.69% C, 5.88% H.

b. 3-(2-Methylaminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A solution of 3-(2-ethoxycarbonylaminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 23a (5.0 g, 0.012 mole) in THF (75 ml) was slowly dropped into a stirred suspension of LiAlH₄ (0.9 g, 0.024 mole) in THF (25 ml). After refluxing two hours, the reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ether, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl (25 ml). The mixture was filtered, and the organic filtrate was washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered, then concentrated to an oil (4.9 g) which was converted using the procedure of Example 1 to the dioxalate salt (6 g, 92%, d 199°-201° C.). This material was twice recrystallized from methanol to yield 3-(2-methylaminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate, d 207°-208° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₃ F₃ N₂ 0.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 52.94% C, 5.00% H; Found: 53.05% C, 5.13% H.

EXAMPLE 24 a. 3-Cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 6 (10 g, 0.033 mole), chloroacetonitrile (4.9 g, 0.065 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (11 g, 0.13 mole) in DMF (100 ml) was stirred at 55°-60° C. for three hours. The mixture was concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The organic extracts were washed twice with water and drier (saturated NaCl, anhydrous, MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (11 g, 96%) of which 3.8 g was distilled to yield 2.4 g. of an oil of 3-cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine (220°-223° C./0.10 mm).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₁₇ F₃ N₂ O: 65.88% C, 4.95% H; Found: 65.97% C, 4.99% H.

b. 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A solution of 3-cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 24a (8 g, 0.023 mole) in THF (100 ml) was dropped into a stirred suspension of LiAlH₄ (3.5 g, 0.092 mole) in THF (100 ml) and stirred at ambient temperature for one hour. The mixture was then cooled, diluted with anhydrous ether, quenched by slow addition of saturated NH₄ Cl, then was filtered, washed twice with water and was dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was then filtered and concentrated to an oil (6.8 g) which was converted using the procedure of Example 1 to the dioxalate salt (7.5 g, 50%, d 160°-163° C.). This material was twice recrystallized from a 25:1 ethyl acetate-methanol solution to a solid of 3-(2-aminoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate, d 170°-171° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₁ F₃ N₂ O.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 52.07% C, 4.75% H; Found: 52.15% C, 4.86% H.

EXAMPLE 25 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A mixture of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 4 (8.0 g, 0.029 mole), chloroacetonitrile (4.4 g, 0.058 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (10 g, 0.12 mole in DMF (100 ml) was stirred at 65° C. for 2.5 hours. The mixture was concentrated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The organic extracts were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (8 g) which was extracted with boiling hexanes and concentrated to a light solid (5.4 g, 62% m.p. 89°-95° C.). A solution of 1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-3-cyanomethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (5.1 g, 0.017 mole) in THF (50 ml) was dropped into a stirred suspension of LiAlH₄ (2.6 g, 0.068 mole) in THF (100 ml). After stirring three hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ether, then quenched by dropwise addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was filtered, and the organic filtrate was washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (3.7 g.) which was converted using the procedure of Example 1 to the dioxalate salt (5.5 g, 65%, d 150°-155° C.). This material was twice recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-(2-aminoethyl)-1-(m-chlorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(m-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate, d 172°-173° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₁ ClN₂ O.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 53.17% C, 5.07% H; Found: 53.47% C, 5.12% H.

EXAMPLE 26 3-(2-Dimethylaminoethyl)-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dihydrochloride

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1 (8.5 g, 0.028 mole), 2-dimethylaminoethyl chloride hydrochloride (6.5 g, 0.045 mole) and sodium bicarbonate (18 g, 0.021 mole) in DMF (125 ml) was stirred at 60° C. for two hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to a slurry which was stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extracts were washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (8 g) which was converted to the dihydrochloride salt (6 g, 48% d 170° C.) by the addition of ethereal HCl. This material was recrystallized twice from a 20:1 ethyl acetate/methanol solution to yield 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dihydrochloride, d 137°-238° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₅ F₃ N₂ 0.2HCl: 55.88% C, 6.03% H; Found: 55.87% C, 5.94% H.

EXAMPLE 27 a. 3-(2-Cyanoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine

A solution of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 1 (15 g, 0.049 mole) and acrylonitrile (5.2 g, 0.098 mole) in isopropanol (50 ml) was stirred at reflux (95° C.) for twenty hours. The reaction mixture was cooled then concentrated to an oil (17 g, 96%) of which 3.5 g was distilled to an oil of 3-(2-cyanoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine (2.6 g, 235°-237° C./0.1 mm).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₁₉ F₃ N₂ O: 66.65% C, 5.31% H, 7.78% N; Found: 66.75% C, 5.31% H, 7.78% N.

b. 3-(3-Aminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dimaleate

A solution of 3-cyanoethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 27a in THF (10 ml) was slowly dropped into a stirred solution of borane in THF (20 mmole, 20 ml), cooled with an ice bath. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight (about 16 hours). The mixture was cooled and quenched by slow addition of HCl (3N, 25 ml) and then refluxed for thirty minutes. The reaction mixture was again cooled, diluted with water, basified with saturated sodium carbonate and extracted with ether. The organic extract was washed twice with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (3 g) which was dissolved in ether, then converted to the dimaleate salt by the addition of an ethereal-maleic acid solution (5 g, 95%, m.p. 145°-149° C.). This material was recrystallized from ethyl acetate[methanol] to yield 2.8 g of 3-(3-aminopropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dimaleate, d 164°-165° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₃ F₃ N₂ O.2(C₄ H₄ O₄): 56.37% C, 5.24% H; Found: 56.35% C, 5.15% H.

EXAMPLE 28 a. 1-Phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine

To a solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (10 g, 32 mmole), phenol (3.4 g, 36 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (9.5 g, 36 mmole) in benzene (300 ml), cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (6.3 g, 36 mmole) in benzene (100 ml). After stirred twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine. The filtrate was concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ether and cooled to precipitate the product and triphenylphosphine oxide. The desired product was crystallized from methanol to give a solid of 1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (6.8 g, 33%, m.p. 155°-156° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₃ H₂₃ NO₃ S: 70.20% C, 5.89% H; Found: 69.94% C, 5.93% H.

b. 1-Phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

A solution of 1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine of Example 28a (3.0 g, 7.6 mmole) in toluene (10 ml) was added to a solution of sodium bis (2-methoxyethyl) aluminum hydride (9.2 g, 45.6 mmole, 70% in toluene) and stirred four days at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was warmed at 60° C. for three hours then was stirred at ambient temperature for twenty hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled, quenched by slow addition of 10% NaOH and separated. The organic layer was washed with water, dried, filtered and concentrated to an oil (1.9 g). The resultant oil was converted to the hydrochloride salt by the addition of ethereal HCl. This material was immediately recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield a solid of 1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochoride (1.4 g, 67%, m.p. 218°-220° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₆ H₁₇ NO.HCl: 69.68% C, 6.58% H; Found: 69.43% C, 6.63% H.

EXAMPLE 29 a. 1-(p-Methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluene-sulfonyl)-3-benzazepine

To a solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (18 g, 57 mmole), p-cresol (7 g, 68 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (18 g, 68 mmole) in 300 ml benzene, cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (12 g, 68 mmole) in 100 ml benzene. After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine (10 g, 83%, m.p. 132°-135° C.) then evaporated to an oil which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane) to give 16 g of an oil. This oil was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (silica gel, 30% hexane in toluene) to give 10 g of product. This material was crystallized from hexane-ether to give 8 g (35%) of 1-(p-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine, m.p. 84°-86° C.

Calculated for C₂₄ H₂₅ NO₃ S: 70.73% C, 6.18% H; Found: 70.57% C, 6.30% H.

b. 1-(p-Methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 1-(p-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine of Example 29a (3 g, 7.4 mmole) in toluene (15 ml) was added to a solution of sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride (8.9 g, 44.2 mmole, 70% in toluene), and stirred four days at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with ether, quenched by slow addition of 10% NaOH (10 ml) and was separated. The organic layer was washed with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil (2.2 g) which was converted utilizing the procedure of Example 1 to the oxalate salt (1.4 g. 55%, d 219° C.). This material was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 1-(p-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 222°-223° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₇ H₁₉ NO.(CO₂ H)₂ : 66.46% C, 6.16% H; Found: 66.20% C, 6.15% H.

EXAMPLE 30 a. 1-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine

To a solution of 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (15 g, 47 mmole), p-methoxyphenol (7 g, 57 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (57 mmole) in 300 ml benzene, cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (10 g, 57 mmole) in 100 ml benzene. After stirring two hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine (8 g, 96%, m.p. 130°-132° C.), then evaporated to an oil which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane) to give an oil. This oil was crystallized from hexane-ether to give 6 g (30%) of 1-(p-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine, m.p. 84°-85° C.

Calculated for C₂₄ H₂₅ NO₄ S: 68.06% C, 5.95% H; Found: 68.13% C, 5.85% H.

b. 1-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 1-(p-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine of Example 30a (5.0 g, 11.8 mmole) in toluene (30 ml) was added to a solution of sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride (14.3 g, 70.8 mmole, 70% in toluene) and stirred at ambient temperature twenty hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ether, quenched by slow addition of 10% NaOH and separated. The organic layer was washed with water, dried, filtered and concentrated to an oil which was converted using the procedure of Example 1 to the oxalate salt (1.2 g, 28%, d 186°-188° C.). This material was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to give a solid 1-(p-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 201°-202° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₇ H₁₉ NO₂.(CO₂ H)₂ : 63.50% C, 5.89% H; Found: 63.22% C, 5.88% H.

EXAMPLE 31 3-Methyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

To a cooled solution of 1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (3.9 g, 16 mmole) of Example 28b and triethylamine (1.8 g, 18 mmole) in chloroform (50 ml) was slowly added ethyl chloroformate (1.9 g, 18 mmole) in chloroform (10 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred two hours at ambient temperature, then was evaporated to an oil which was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The organic extracts were washed with dilute HCl, water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (4.7 g, 93%). A solution of the oil in THF (40 ml) was slowly added to a cooled suspension of LiAlH₄ (1.7 g, 45 mmole) in THF (100 ml). After stirring three hours at ambient temperature, the mixture was cooled, diluted with ether, then quenched by slow addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was filtered, washed with water and dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil which was converted by the addition of ethereal HCl to the hydrochloride salt (3 g 69%, d 211°-214° C.). This material was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-methyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 224°-225° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₇ H₁₉ NO.HCl: 70.45% C, 6.96% H; Found: 70.18% C, 7.04% H.

EXAMPLE 32 3-(2-Amino-1-methyl)ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A mixture of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine (6.5 g, 21 mmole), 2-chloro-propionamide (4.5 g, 42 mmole), sodium bicarbonate (20 g) and 0.01 g of potassium iodide in DMF (80 ml) was stirred at 85° C. for twenty hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and evaporated to a semisolid which was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The ether extracts were washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil (8 g). A solution of the oil (8 g, 21 mmole) in THF (100 ml) was slowly added to a solution of borane in THF (1.01M, 63 mmole), cooled with an ice bath. The solution was stirred at ambient temperature for twenty hours, then at 70° C. for two hours. The mixture was cooled, acidified with 3N HCl and refluxed for one hour. The reaction mixture was again cooled, basified with 3N NaOH and extracted with ether. The ether extracts were washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil (7 g), which was converted using the procedure of Example 1 to the dioxalate salt (9 g, 79%, d 80°-90° C.). This material was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate/ether solution to yield 3-(2-amino-1-methyl)ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine dioxalate, d 105° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₃ F₃ N₂ O.2(CO₂ H)₂ : 52.94% C, 5.00% H; Found: 53.26% C, 5.14% H.

EXAMPLE 33 1-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrobromide

1-(p-Methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 30b (4 g, 15 mmole) was dissolved in 4.5 ml cold 97% formic acid and to this was added 4 ml 37% formaldehyde solution. After stirring at 95° C. for four hours, the reaction mixture was cooled, acidified with 30 dilute HCl and warmed at 70° C. for one hour. The reaction mixture was then cooled, basified with dilute NaOH and extracted with ether. The extracts were washed with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil (3.7 g, 88%) which was distilled to yield an oil (3.2 g, b.p. 173°-175°/0.3 mm). This oil was converted by the addition of ethereal HBr to 1-(p-methoxyphenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrobromide (3.2 g, d 205°-206° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₁ NO₂.HBr: 59.35% C, 6.09% H; Found: 59.21% C, 6.06% H.

EXAMPLE 34 3-Methyl-1-(p-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine Hydrobromide

1-(p-Methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 29b (1.3 g, 5.1 mole) was dissolved in 4.5 ml cold 97% formic acid and to this was added 4 ml 37% formaldehyde solution. After stirring at 95° C. for one hour, the reaction mixture was cooled, acidified with 15 ml dilute HCl and warmed at 70° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was then cooled, basified with dilute NaOH and extracted with ether. The organic extracts were washed with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil which was converted by the addition of ethereal HBr to the hydrobromide salt. This material was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to yield 3-methyl-1-(p-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrobromide (1.5 g, 84%, d 206°-207° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₁ NO.HBr: 62.07% C, 6.37% H; Found: 61.62% C, 6.40% H.

EXAMPLE 35 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benazaepine oxalate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (15 g, 40 mmole), phenol (3.6 g, 40 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (10.8 g, 41 mmole) in benzene (400 ml), cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (7.2 g, 42 mmole) in benzene (100 ml). After stirring three hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine (6.2 g, 94%, m.p. 132°-134° C.), then was concentrated to an oil (35 g) which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, ether) to give 16 g, (88%) of an oil. A solution of the resultant 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluene-sulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (15 g, 33 mmole) in toluene (65 ml) was added to a solution of sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride (40 g, 0.2 mole, 70% in toluene). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for two days, then at 70° C. for three hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled and poured slowly into 1 liter of dilute NaOH and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and converted utilizing the procedure of Example 1 to the oxalate salt (8 g, 62%, m.p. 100° C.). This material was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to give 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 148°-149° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C_(L9) H₂₃ NO₃.(CO₂ H)₂ : 61.68% C, 5.95% H; Found: 61.32% C, 5.97% H.

EXAMPLE 36 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

To a cooled solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35 (3.8 g, 13 mmole) and triethylamine (1.5 g, 15 mmole) in chloroform (50 ml) was slowly dropped a solution of ethyl chloroformate (1.6 g, 15 mmole) in chloroform (10 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred twenty hours at ambient temperature, then was concentrated to an oil which was dissolved in ethyl acetate-ether and washed with dilute HCl, water and then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to give 4 g of an oil (85%). A solution of the oil (4 g, 11 mmole) in THF (40 ml) was slowly added to a suspension of LiAlH₄ (0.8 g, 22 mmole) in THF (100 ml). After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with ether, quenched by slow addition of saturated NH₄ Cl and then was filtered. The organic filtrate was washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to give 3.1 g of an oil. This oil was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, THF) to give 2.3 g of an oil (67%). This oil was converted using the procedure of Example 1 to the oxalate salt and recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to give 1.8 g of a solid, m.p. 160° C. This material was again recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to give 1.5 g of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 169°-170° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₃ NO₃.(CO₂ H)₂ : 62.52% C, 6.25% H; Found: 62.18% C, 6.15% H.

EXAMPLE 37 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine (5.5 g, 15 mmole), the compound of Example 19, and triethylamine (1.8 g, 18 mmole) in chloroform (70 ml), cooled with an ice bath, was slowly added a solution of acetyl chloride (1.4 g, 18 mmole) in chloroform (30 ml). After one hour, the mixture was concentrated to a semi-solid which was stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extracts were washed with dilute HCl, water, then dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄). The solution was filtered and concentrated to an oil (5 g. 82%). A solution of the oil (5 g, 12 mmole) in THF (40 ml) was slowly added to a suspension of LiAlH₄ (0.9 g, 24 mmole) in THF (100 ml), cooled with an ice bath. After one hour the mixture was quenched by slow addition of saturated NH₄ Cl, then was filtered. The filtrate was washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to give 5 g of an oil which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, THF) to give 3.9 g of an oil. This material was converted by the addition of ethereal HCl to the hydrochloride salt and recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to give 3 g (57%) of a solid, d 180°-185° C. This material was again recrystallized to give 7,8-dimethoxy-3-ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 185°-186° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₄ F₃ NO₃.HCl: 58.40% C, 5.84% H; Found: 58.10% C, 5.80% H.

EXAMPLE 38 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (27 g, 72 mmole), p-methoxyphenol (9 g, 72 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (23 g, 86 mmole) in benzene (300 ml), cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (15 g, 86 mmole) in benzene (100 ml). After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove symdicarbethoxyhydrazine (11,4 g, 90%, m.p. 132°-4° C.) then concentrated to an oil (65 g) which was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane) to give 27 g (78%) of an oil. The resulting 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (17 g, 35 mmole) in toluene (30 ml) was added to a solution of sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride (70 g, 0.35 mole, 70% in toluene). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for three days, then was diluted with toluene and quenched by slow addition of 10% NaOH. The mixture was filtered and the organic filtrate was washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil which was converted to the oxalate salt, as by the procedure of Example 1, then immediately rebasified to give 7 g, (60%) of an oil. The resulting 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (7 g, 21 mmole) was dissolved in 9 ml cold 88% formic acid and to this was added 8 ml 33% formaldehyde solution. The mixture stirred at 90° C. for two hours, then was cooled, diluted with water and basified with sodium carbonate. The oil which separated was extracted with ethyl acetate-ether then was washed twice with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil which was converted to the hydrochloride salt (6.7 g, 84%, m.p. 130°-140° C.). This material was recrystallized from a 20:1 solution of ethyl acetate/methanol to give 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, (4.1 g, m.p. 197°-198° C.).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₅ NO₄.HCl: 63.23% C, 6.90% H; Found: 63.20% C, 6.89% H.

EXAMPLE 39 3-(p-Toluenesulfonyl)-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

A solution of 1-hydroxy-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (28.56 g, 0.09 mole) in dry DMF (180 ml) was added dropwise at room temperature under nitrogen to a vigorously stirred suspension of NaH (4.85 g, 50% of 98% in oil, 0.099 mole, washed twice with hexane) in DMF (135 ml). After the addition was completed, the mixture was warmed briefly to 60° C., then cooled to room temperature. To this mixture was added rapidly dropwise a solution of p-fluorobenzotrifluoride (15.51 g, 0.0945 mole) in DMF (90 ml). After stirring at room temperature for 24 hours the reaction mixture was warmed briefly to 55° C., then allowed to cool slowly to room temperature. This mixture was poured into water (3 l.) and extracted with methylene dichloride. The methylene dichloride solution was washed twice with water, saturated sodium chloride, treated with charcoal and filtered through Celite to give a colored solution. The aqueous portion was extracted several more times with ether, and this ether extract treated similarly to the methylene dichloride extract. The combined extracts yielded 38 g, of an oil (91.5%), which was chromagraphed on 500 g of silica gel and eluted with methylene dichloride to yield 23.81 g (57%) of product, which crystallized from ether to yield 3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine product, m.p. 114°-115° C. Recrystallization from hexane gave product, m.p. 115°-117° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₄ H₂₂ F₃ NO₃ S: 62.45% C, 4.81% H, 3.03% N; Found: 62.29% C, 4.81% H, 2.94% N.

It is predicted that if the resultant 3-p-toluenesulfonyl-1-(4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 39 is reacted with sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride, and then methylated in the manner described in Example 38, that the compound of the invention, also described in 11b, 1-(4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine will be obtained.

EXAMPLE 40 1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

A solution of 1-hydroxy-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (5.8 g, 18.27 mmole) in DMF (40 ml) was added at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (1 g of 50% oil dispersion, 20.098 mmol) (washed twice with hexane) in DMF (25 ml). After stirring fifteen minutes at room temperature the mixture was warmed briefly to 80° C., cooled to 65° C., then a solution of p-chlorofluorobenzene (2.5 g, 19.18 mmol) in DMF (25 ml) was added. After three days at room temperature, the temperature was raised to 80° C. for 24 hours. After an additional 24 hours at 100°-120° C. an additional 0.5 g of 99% NaH and 1 g of p-chlorofluorobenzene was added, and heating continued for 12 hours. Most of the DMF was removed under vacuum, the residue was poured onto ice and extracted with ether. The ether solution was dried and the ether removed to give 6.1 g of an oil (78%). The oil was dissolved in ether-hexane and on standing gave 2 g of a solid (25.6%). Trituration with methanol gave 1.5 g of a solid (19%). Recrystallization from methanol gave 1.17 g of a solid, m.p. 110°-112° C. This solid was again dissolved in hot methanol, cooled to room temperature and filtered through Celite. From the filtrate crystallized 0.83 g of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine, m.p. 116°-118° C. (11%).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₃ H₂₂ ClNO₃ S: 64.54% C, 5.19% H, 3.27% N; Found: 64.60% C, 5.20% H, 3.11% N.

It is predicted that if the resultant 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 40 is reacted with sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride and then methylated in the manner described in Example 38, that the compound 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine will be obtained.

EXAMPLE 41 3-(p-Toluenesulfonyl)-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

A solution of 1-hydroxy-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (7.14 g, 0.0225 mole) in DMF (45 ml) was added dropwise at room temperature to a suspension of sodium hydride (1.21 g of 50% oil dispersion, 98%), previously washed twice with hexane, in DMF (35 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1/2 hour, then warmed briefly to 70° C. and slowly cooled to room temperature. A solution of m-fluorobenzotrifluoride (3.9 g) in DMF (25 ml) was added rapidly dropwise, and the mixture stirred at room temperature for two days. The reaction mixture was heated overnight, about 16 hours, at 65°-70° C. An additional 0.5 g of 99% NaH and 1 g of m-fluorobenzotrifluoride was added, and the mixture heated at 100° C. for about 4 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with benzene, then most of the solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was poured onto ice and extracted with ether. The ether solution was washed with water and dried and the solvent removed to give 7.5 g of an oil (72%). This was dissolved in ether and hexane and allowed to stand at room temperature to give 6.3 g (61%) of a solid, m.p. 105°-111° C. Recrystallization from methanol gave 4.64 g of crystalline material with the same melting point. A final product was obtained by chromatographing 4.15 g on silica gel (90 g) with methylene dichloride, and crystallizing the product from ether-petroleum ether to give 3.94 g of 3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine, m.p. 112°-113.5° C. (40% yield).

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₄ H₂₂ F₃ NO₃ S: 62.45% C, 4.81% H, 3.03% N; Found: 62.11% C, 4.97% H, 2.91% N.

It is predicted that if the 3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 41 is reacted with sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride and then methylated, in the manner described in Example 38, that the compound 3-methyl-1-(3-trifluoromthylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine will be obtained.

EXAMPLE 42 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (10 g, 26 m mole), 4-fluorophenol (3 g, 26 m mole) in 200 ml benzene, cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (4.8 g, 28 m mole) in 60 ml benzene. After stirring two days at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine (4 g, 86%, mp 132°-134° C.), then evaporated to 24 g of an oil which was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), [silica gel, dichloromethane] to give 9 g (71%) of a viscous oil. A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (9 g, 19 m mole) in sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride (3,4M in toluene, 100 ml, 0.4 mole) was stirred two days at ambient temperature, then was diluted with ether and quenched by slow addition of 3N NaOH. The organic phase was washed with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄) filtered and evaporated to an oil which was converted to the maleate salt by the addition of ethereal maleic acid (4.2 g, 51%, mp 155°-158° C.). This material was recrystallized twice from isopropanol to yield 2.6 g of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate d 168°-169° C.

Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ FNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 60.96% C, 5.58% H, 3.23% N; Found: 60.99%, 5.58% H, 3.21% N.

EXAMPLE 43 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (3.5 g, 11 m mole) of Example 42 was dissolved in 9 ml 95% formic acid and to this was added 8 ml 37% formaldehyde solution. The mixture was stirred at 75° C. for one hour, then was cooled, diluted with water and basified with sodium carbonate. The oil which separated was extracted with ether then was washed with water, dried (saturated NaCl, anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to an oil. The oil was converted as in Example 42 to the maleate salt (3.7 g, mp 124°-135° C.). This material was recrystallized twice from isopropanol to yield 2.7 g (55%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate d 152°-153° C.

Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₂ FNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 61.73% C, 5.86% H, 3.13% N; Found: 61.69% C, 5.90% H, 3.11% N.

EXAMPLE 44 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-ethyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (3 g, 10 m mole) and triethylamine (1.2 g, 12 m mole) in 100 ml chloroform was added a solution of acetyl chloride (0.9 g, 12 m mole) in 20 ml chloroform. After one hour, the mixture was evaporated, stirred with water and extracted into ether. The organic extracts were washed with water, saturated NaCl and were dried, filtered and evaporated to 4 g of a viscous oil. A solution of 3-acetyl-7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (3.4 g, 10 mmole) in 125 ml tetrahydrofuran was slowly dropped into a stirring suspension of LiAlH₄ (1 g, 26 mmole) in 100 ml THF. After stirring two hours at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was diluted with ether, then quenched by slow addition of saturated ammonium chloride. After filtering, the organic phase was washed with water, saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 3.4 g of an oil. This oil was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, tetrahydrofuran) to give 2 g of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt by the addition of ethereal-maleic acid and recrystallized from isopropanol/ether to give 2 g (45%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-ethyl-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, mp 129°-130° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₅ NO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 64.99% C, 6.59% H, 3.16% N; Found: 65.24% C, 6.58% H, 3.05% N.

EXAMPLE 45 1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (20 g, 53 mmole), 4-chlorophenol (6.8 g, 53 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (14.6 g, 56 mmole) in 400 ml benzene, cooled with an ice bath, was slowly dropped a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (9.7 g, 56 mmole) in 120 ml benzene. After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove symdicarbethoxyhydrazine (8 g, 86%, m.p. 131°-132°), then evaporated to yield 48 g of an oil which was purified by HPLC (silica gel, dichloromethane) to give 20 g (78%) of an oil. A solution of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (20 g, 41 mmole) in sodium aluminum bis (2-methoxyethoxy) hydride (3.4M in toluene, 200 ml, 0.8 mole) was stirred 2.5 days at ambient temperature, then was diluted with anhydrous ether and was quenched by slow addition of 3N NaOH. The organic phase was washed with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to yield 16 g of an oil which was converted to the maleate salt, then immediately was rebasified to give 6.5 g (45%) of an oil. The oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 1% diethylamine/ethylacetate) to give 4.4 g of an oil, of which 2.3 g was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 42, then recrystallized from isopropanol/ether to give 2.2 g of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, d 135°-137° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ ClNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 58.73% C, 5.38% H, 3.11% N; Found: 58.61% C, 5.32% H, 3.02% N.

EXAMPLE 46 1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (3 g, 6 mmole) was dissolved in 9 ml 95% formic acid and to this was added 8 ml 37% formaldehyde solution. The mixture was stirred at 75° C. for one hour, then was cooled, diluted with water and basified with sodium carbonate. The oil which separated was extracted with ether, washed with water, saturated NaCl, was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 2.1 g of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt and recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 1.9 g (68%) of 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, d 153°-154° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₂ ClNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 59.54% C, 5.65% H, 3.02% N; Found: 59.93% C, 5.74% H, 2.91% N.

EXAMPLE 47 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-[4,4-bis-(p-fluorophenyl)butyl]-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A mixture of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35 (2.6 g, 8.7 mmole), 4,4-bis-(p-fluorophenyl)-butyl chloride (2.9 g, 10.4 mmole), potassium carbonate (3 g, 22 mmole) and 0.01 g potassium iodide in 90 ml dimethylformamide was stirred twenty hours at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and concentrated to an oil that was stirred with water and extracted with ether. The organic extracts were washed with water and saturated NaCl, and were dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 6 g of an oil. This oil was purified by column chromatography (alumina, ether) to give 5 g of an oil, then by high pressure liquid chromatography (silica gel, 5% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane) to give 2.3 g of a light oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 and recrystallized from isopropanol/ether to give 1.8 g (33%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-[4,4-bis-(p-fluorophenyl) butyl]-1phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 114°-116° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₃₄ H₃₅ F₂ NO₃.(CO₂ H)₂ : 68.23% C, 5.89% H, 2.21% N; Found: 68.32% C, 5.93% H, 2.24% N.

EXAMPLE 48 1-(4-Bromophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35 (6.5 g, 22 mmole) in 300 ml methanol was acidified to pH 1 with ethereal hydrogen chloride. After this solution was cooled with an ice bath, N-bromosuccinimide (4.2 g, 24 mmole) was added. The reaction mixture slowly warmed to ambient temperature, was evaporated, stirred with water, basified with saturated sodium carbonate and was extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extracts were washed with water, saturated sodium chloride and were dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 8 g of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt (8 g, 74%, m.p. 95°-100° C.) by the addition of ethereal maleic acid of which 4 g was recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 2.4 g (45%) of 1-(4-bromophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine meleate, d 145°-146° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ BrNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 53.45% C, 4.89% H, 2.83% N; Found: 53.78% C, 4.95% H, 2.83% N.

EXAMPLE 49 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

To a suspension of sodium hydride (50% oil dispersion washed with hexanes, 1 g, 21 mmole) in 10 ml dimethylformamide (DMF) was added dropwise a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (4 g, 18 mmole) in 30 ml DMF. The mixture was warmed to 65° C. for one hour, then was cooled with an ice bath and a solution of 1-fluoro-4-nitrobenzene (2.7 g, 19 mmole) in 20 ml DMF was slowly added. After slowing warming to ambient temperature the reaction mixture was stirred with 300 ml water and was extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 9 g of an oil. This oil was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) [silica gel, 5% methanol/dichloromethane] to give 3.3 g (53%) of a solid. This material was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48 and was recrystallized twice from isopropanol to give 3 g (36%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, d 158°-159° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ N₂ O₅.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 57.35% C, 5.25% H, 6.09% N; Found: 57.65% C, 5.40% H, 6.08% N.

EXAMPLE 50 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

A mixture of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35 (4.8 g, 16 mmole) and 3-phenoxypropyl bromide (4 g, 18 mmole) in 25 ml DMF containing potassium carbonate (milled, 4.4 g, 32 mmole) was stirred at 80° C. for two hours. After cooling, the mixture was stirred with 300 ml water and was extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water, saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 9 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate/ dichloromethane) to give 4.7 g (68%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine solid, m.p. 95°-100° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₇ H₃₁ NO₄ : 74.80% C, 7.21% H, 3.23% N; Found: 74.98% C, 7.23% H, 3.20% N.

EXAMPLE 51 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35 (5.8 g, 19 mmole) in 150 ml dichloromethane containing sodium bicarbonate (3.6 g, 43 mmole) was added a solution of propionyl chloride (2 g, 21 mmole) in 25 ml dichloromethane. After stirring one hour at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was evaporated, stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract wa washed with water, then with dilute HCl, again with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 6.1 g (88%) of an oil. A solution of the resultant 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-3-propionyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (6 g, 17 mmole) in 100 ml tetrahydrofuran (THF) was slowly added to a solution of lithium aluminum hydride (1M in THF, 1.3 g, 34 mmole, 35 ml), cooled with an ice bath. After stirring two hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with anhydrous ether and was quenched by slow addition of saturated NH₄ Cl. The mixture was filtered and the organic layer was washed with water, saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 6 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane) to give 3 g (52%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 and recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 3.3 g (45%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 113°-115° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₁ H₂₇ NO₃.C₂ H₂ O₄ : 64.02% C, 6.77% H, 3.25% N; Found: 63.95% C, 6.89% H, 3.18% N.

EXAMPLE 52 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-(2-phenethyl)-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

A mixture of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35, (3 g, 10 mmole), (2-bromoethyl)benzene (2.0 g, 11 mmole) and potassium carbonate (milled, 3 g, 22 mmole) in 25 ml dimethylformamide was stirred at 70° C. for three hours then was cooled, stirred with 300 ml water and was extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water, then with saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 5 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate/ dichloromethane) to give 2.5 g (63%) of a solid, m.p. 20-92° C. This material was recrystallized from isopropyl ether/petroleum ether to give 1.9 g (48%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-(2-phenethyl)-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine, m.p. 93°-94° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₆ H₂₉ NO₃ : 77.39% C, 7.24% H, 3.47% N; Found: 77.06% C, 7.31% H, 3.43% N.

EXAMPLE 53 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-ethyl-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 42, (4.3 g, 13.5 mmole) in 100 ml dichloromethane containing sodium bicarbonate (2.3 g, 27 mmole) was slowly added a solution of acetyl chloride (1.2 g, 15.6 mmole) in 25 ml dichloromethane. After stirring three hours at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was evaporated, stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with diluted HCl, water, saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 4.2 g (89%) of an oil. A solution of the resultant 3-acetyl-7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (4.2 g, 11.7 mmole) in 50 ml tetrahydrofuran was slowly added to a solution of lithium aluminum hydride (1M in THF, 23 mmole, 23 ml). After stirring one hour at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was diluted with anhydrous ether and quenched by slow addition of saturated ammonium chloride. The organic phase was washed with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 4 g of an oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 and was recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 2.5 g (49%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-ethyl-1-(4-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 165°-166° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₄ FNO₃.C₂ H₂ O₄ : 60.68% C, 6.02% H, 3.22% N; Found: 60.42% C, 6.06% H, 3.12% N.

EXAMPLE 54 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (20 g, 53 mmole), p-methoxyphenol (6.6 g, 53 mmole) and triphenylphosphine (14.6 g, 56 mmole) in 200 ml benzene, cooled with an ice bath, was added over one hour a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (9.7 g, 56 mmole) in 100 ml benzene. After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine (8.2 g) then evaporated to 50 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica, dichloromethane) to give 17 g (66%) of an oil. A mixture of the resultant 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (17 g, 35 mmole) and sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride (3.4M in toluene, 0.5 mole, 70 ml) stirred 4 days at ambient temperature then was diluted with anhydrous ether and was quenched by slow addition of 2N NaOH. The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic phase was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 13 g of an oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt, as in Example 1, then collected and rebasified with sodium carbonate to give 8 g (69%) of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica, 7% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 5 g (32%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48 and recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 5 g (32%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, d 171°-172° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₃ NO₄.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 62.01% C, 6.11% H, 3.15% N; Found: 61.70% C, 6.07% H, 3.05% N.

EXAMPLE 55 1-(2-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (5.4 g, 0.024 mol) in hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) (50 ml) was added dropwise under nitrogen to a suspension of sodium hydride (1 g, 60% NaH oil dispersion, 5% excess, 0.025 mol, washed twice with hexane) in HMPA (10 ml). After addition was complete, the reaction mixture was warmed to 65° C., and this solution of the alkoxide in HMPA was then added dropwise under nitrogen to a solution of o-dichlorobenzene (3.9 g, 0.026 10% excess) in HMPA (25 ml) at 80° C. After addition was complete, the reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for an additional hour. The mixture was poured over ice and extracted several times with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane extract was washed thrice with water, then with saturated sodium chloride solution, then dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the dichloromethane under vacuum gave 11.4 g of an oil which was HPLC chromatographed using 5% CH₃ OH/CH₂ Cl₂ with a single silica gel column. The resultant oil was dissolved in ether and a solution of maleic acid in ether added to form the maleate salt as an oil. The supernatant was decanted and on standing gave a small amount of oil. The first oil was dissolved in warm acetone, ether added, and on standing gave a precipitate (2.2 g, m.p. 155°-156° C.). The second oil when treated likewise gave an additional 0.2 g, total 2.4 g (22%) of 1-(2-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ ClNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 58.72% C, 5.38% H, 3.11% N; Found: 58.44% C, 5.58% H, 3.04% N.

EXAMPLE 56 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(4-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

To a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (31 g, 82 mmole), p-cresol (8.9 g, 82 mmole) in 400 ml benzene, cooled with an ice bath, was added over one hour, a solution of diethyl azodicarboxylate (15 g, 86 mmole) in 100 ml benzene. After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered to remove sym-dicarbethoxyhydrazine (13 g, m.p. 131°-132° C.), then evaporated to 69 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, dichloromethane) to give 24 g (63%) of an oil. A solution of the resultant 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3-benzazepine (24 g, 51 mmole) in 50 ml toluene and sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride (3.4M in toluene, 150 ml, 1 mole hydride) was stirred four days at ambient temperature than was diluted with toluene and quenched by slow addition of dilute NaOH. The mixture was filtered and the organic phase was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to give 16 g of an oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt in ether, as in Example 1, then was collected and rebasified with sodium carbonate to give 8.4 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 5% methanol in dichloromethane to give 6 g (38%) of an oil. 3 g of this oil was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48 and was recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 3.2 g of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, m.p. 158°-159° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₃ NO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 64.32% C, 6.34% H, 3.26% N); Found: 64.17% C, 6.09% H, 3.28% N.

EXAMPLE 57 1-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (3 g, 13.4 mmole) in 25 ml dimethylformamide was slowly dropped into a stirring suspension of sodium hydride (50% oil dispersion, 0.7 g, 14.8 mmole), previously wased with hexane, in 10 ml dimethylformamide. After the addition was completed, the mixture was warmed for one hour at 60° C., then was cooled and a solution of 3,4-dichlorofluorobenzene (2.4 g, 14.8 mmole) in 10 ml dimethylformamide was added. After stirring two hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was stirred with 400 ml water and was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 7 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 5% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 2.8 g (57%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 and was recrystallized from ethyl acetate-methanol to give 2.1 g (34%) of 1-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 167°-168° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₁₉ Cl₂ NO₃.C₂ H₂ O₄ : 52.41% C, 4.62% H, 3.06% N); Found: 52.18% C, 4.53% H, 3.00% N.

EXAMPLE 58 7,8-Dimethoxy-1-(3-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (6.8 g, 30.4 mmole) in 60 ml dimethylformamide was slowly added to a suspension of sodium hydride (50%) oil dispersion, 1.7 g 35 mmole), previously washed with hexane, in 10 ml dimethylformamide. The reaction mixture stirred at 60° C. for one hour, then a solution of m-difluorobenzene (4.2 g, 37 mmole) in 20 ml dimethylformamide was added. After stirring at 60° C. for one hour, the reaction mixture was cooled, stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 9.5 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 5% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 3.9 g (40%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48 and then recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 3.5 g (27%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(3-fluorophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, m.p. 157°-158° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₈ H₂₀ FNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 60.96% C, 5.58% H, 3.23% N; Found: 60.66% C, 5.62% H, 3.19% N.

EXAMPLE 59 1-(3-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A solution of 1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro- 3-benzazepine of Example 22 (5 g, 15 mmole) in 18 ml 95% formic acid and 6 ml of 37% aqueous formaldehyde was stirred for one hour at 75° C. then was cooled, diluted with water, basified with sodium carbonate and extracted with ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 5 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, ethyl acetate) to give 3.1 g (60%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the malate salt as in Example 48 and was thrice recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 2.5 g (36%) of 1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, m.p. 146°-148° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₂ ClNO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 59.55% C, 5.65% H, 3.02% N; Found: 59.36% C, 5.62% H, 2.99% N.

EXAMPLE 60 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-(4-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 56 (3 g, 9.6 mmole) in 10 ml 95% formic acid and 9 ml 73% aqueous formaldehyde stirred for two hours at 70° C. then was cooled, diluted with water, basified with sodium carbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 3.4 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, ethyl acetate) to give 2.2 g (71%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 18 and was recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 2.7 g (63%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-(4-methylphenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, m.p. 159°-160° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₅ NO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 64.99% C, 6.59% H, 3.16% N; Found: 64.87% C, 6.52% H, 3.13% N.

EXAMPLE 61 1-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A mixture of 1-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 57 (4.7 g, 13 mmole), 15 ml 95% formic acid and 14 ml 37% aqueous formaldehyde was stirred at 70° C. for two hours then was cooled, diluted with 200 ml water and basified with sodium carbonate. The oil that separated was extracted with ethyl acetate-ether and was washed with water, saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 5 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, ethyl acetate) to give 4 g (82%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48 and was recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 3.6 g (56%) of 1-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, m.p. 143°-144° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₁ Cl₂ NO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 55.43% C, 5.06% H, 2.81% N) Found: 55.19% C, 4.89% H, 2.69% N.

EXAMPLE 62 a. 1-(4-Cyanophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine

To a suspension of NaH (1 g, 20.6 mmole, 50% oil dispersion), washed with hexanes in 10 ml dimethylformamide (DMF) was slowly added a solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine 4 g, 17.9 mmole) in 30 ml DMF. The mixture was warmed to 65° C. for 1 hour, then cooled at 25° C. A solution of 4-fluorobenzonitrile in 20 ml DMF (2.5 g, 20.6 mmole) was added, dropwise in 20 minutes. The mixture was poured into 300 ml ice water, stirred and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water, saturated NaCl and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 7 g of an oil. This oil was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC,, (silica, 5% methanol/dichloromethane) to give 3.6 g (62%) of an oil which solidified on standing. This material was dissolved in ether, filtered, then converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48. This material was immediately recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 3.2 g of solid, m.p. 118°-120° C.

Basification of salt and filtrates gave 3 g of an oil of 1-(4-Cyanophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine.

b. 1-(4-Cyanophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate

A mixture of 1-(4-cyanophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 62(a) (3 g, 9.2 mmole) in 10 ml 95% formic acid and 9 ml 37% aqueous formaldehyde was stirred for two hours at 75° C., then was cooled, stirred with 300 ml water and basified with sodium carbonate. The oil which separated was extracted with ethyl acetate and was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 3.3 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, ethyl acetate) to give 2.5 g (81%) of an oil. This material was converted to the maleate salt (as in Example 48) and was recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 2.3 g (55%) of 1-(4-cyanophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine maleate, d 166°-167° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₂ N₂ O₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 63.42% C, 5.77% H, 6.17% N; Found: 63.25% C, 5.80% H, 6.19% N.

EXAMPLE 63 7,8-Dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine maleate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (8 g, 36 mmole) in 60 ml dimethylformamide was slowly added to a suspension of sodium hydride (50% oil dispersion, 2.0 g, 41 mmole), previously washed with hexanes, in 10 ml dimethylformamide. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture stirred for one hour at 60° C., then was cooled, and a solution of m-fluorobenzotrifluoride (7.1 g, 43 mmole) in 20 ml dimethylformamide was added. After stirring twenty hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was stirred with 500 ml water and was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 13 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 5% methanol in dichloromethane) to give 5.3 g (40%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the maleate salt as in Example 48 and was recrystallized twice from isopropanol-ether to give 3.4 g (20%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine maleate, d 168°-169° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₀ F₃ NO₃.C₄ H₄ O₄ : 57.14% C, 5.00% H, 2.90% N; Found: 57.23% C, 5.01% H, 1.86% N.

EXAMPLE 64 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine of Example 63, (3 g, 8.2 mmole) in 10 ml 95% formic acid and 10 ml 37% aqueous formaldehyde was stirred for two-hours at 80° C., then was cooled, stirred with water, basified with sodium carbonate and was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MfSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 3 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, ethyl acetate) to give 2.5 g (81%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the hydrochloride salt and was recrystallized from isopropanol-methanol to give 2.2 g (64%) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 216°-217° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₀ H₂₂ F₃ NO₃.HCl: 57.49% C, 5.55% H, 3.35% N; Found: 57.43% C, 5.73% H, 3.28% N.

EXAMPLE 65 3-[2-(4-Aminophenyl)ethyl]-7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine dioxalate

A mixture of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 35, (5.7 g, 19 mmole), p-nitrophenethyl bromide (5.5 g, 24 mmole), potassium carbonate (milled, 7.9 g, 57 mmole) and 0.1 g potassium iodide in 50 ml dimethylformamide was stirred at 80° C. for three hours then at ambient temperature for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was stirred with 500 ml water and was extracted wit ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 10 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 5% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane) to give 5 g (59%) of an oil. A solution of the resulting 7,8-dimethoxy-3-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (5 g, 11 mmole) in 30 ml glacial acetic acid was slowly added to a stirring suspension of zinc dust (3.5 g, 49 mmole) in 60 ml 50% aqueous acetic acid. After stirring one hour at ambient temperature the reaction mixture was filtered, basified with sodium carbonate and extracted with ethyl acetate-ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 4.8 g of an oil. The oil was purified by HPLC (50% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane) to give 2.8 g (35% overall) of an oil. This oil was converted to the dioxalate salt utilizing the procedure of Example 1 and was recrystallized twice from ethyl acetate to give 2.2 g (19%) of 3-[2-(4-aminophenyl)ethyl]-7,8-dimethoxy-1-phenoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine dioxalate, m.p. 125°-126° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₂₆ H₃₀ N₂ O₃.2(CO₂ H,₂ : 60.19% C, 5.73% H, 4.68% N; Found: 60.09% C, 5.73% H, 4.62% N.

EXAMPLE 66 7,8-Dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate

A solution of 7,8-dimethoxy-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 49, (6 g, 17.4 mmole) in 25 ml 95% formic acid and 25 ml 37% aqueous formaldehyde solution was stirred at 75° C. for 1.5 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture was stirred with water, basified with sodium carbonate and was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 6.2 g of an oil. This oil was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (silica gel, ethyl acetate) to give 4.6 g (74%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the oxalate salt as in Example 1 and was twice recrystallized from isopropanol-methanol to give 3.4 g (44) of 7,8-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)-2,2,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine oxalate, d 158°-159° C.

ANALYSIS: Calculated for C₁₉ H₂₂ N₂ O₅.(CO₂ H,₂ : 56.24% C, 5.39% H, 6.25% N; 56.39% C, 5.54% H, 6.34% N.

EXAMPLE 67 1-(3-Chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride

To a solution of 1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine of Example 22, 6 g, 18 mmol) in 200 ml dichloromethane containing sodium bicarbonate (5 g, 60 mmole) was added a solution of propionyl chloride (1.9 g, 21 mmole) in 25 ml dichloromethane. After stirring 20 hours at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was evaporated, stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with water, dilute HCl, again with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 5 g (74%) of an oil. This oil was purified by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC, [silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane] to give 4.6 g (66%) of an oil. A solution of the resultant 1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-propionyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine (12 mmole) in 25 ml tetrahydrofuran was slowly added to a solution of borane in tetrahydrofuran (1.04 M, 50 ml, 50 mmole), cooled with an ice bath. After warming to ambient temperature the mixture was stirred for two hours, then was slowly acidified with 3N HCl and stirred at 85° C. for two hours. After cooling, the mixture was stirred with water, basified with sodium carbonate and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride and was dried (anhydrous MgSO₄), filtered and evaporated to 4.6 g of an oil. This oil was purified by HPLC (silica gel, 20% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane) to give 2.0 g (48%) of an oil. This oil was converted to the hydrochloride salt as in Example 3 and was recrystallized from isopropanol-ether to give 1.6 g (22%) of 1-(3-chlorophenoxy)-7,8-dimethoxy-3-(n-propyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-benzazepine hydrochloride, d 143°-144° C.

ANALYSIS: C₂₁ H₂₆ ClNO₃.HCl: 61.17% C, 6.60% H, 3.40% N; Found: 61.51% C, 6.54% H, 3.43% N. 

We claim:
 1. A method of preparing a compound of the formula ##STR46## where n is 1 or 2;each X is independently hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, CF₃, CN, NO₂ or NH₂ ; each Y is independently hydrogen or loweralkoxy; and R₃ is loweralkyl, cycloalkylloweralkyl, 4,4-di-(4-fluorophenyl)-butyl, arylloweralkyl, aryloxyloweralkyl, cyanoloweralkyl, aminoloweralkyl, loweralkylaminoloweralkyl, diloweralkylaminoloweralkyl or aminocarbonylloweralkyl, the term aryl in each occurrence signifying a phenyl group optionally mono-substituted with halogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, CF₃, NO₂ or NH₂ ;which method comprises allowing a compound of the formula ##STR47## to react with a halide compound of the formula R₃ -Hal where Hal is chlorine, bromine or iodine in the presence of a base to afford said compound. 